A look at Asus’s entire PocketPC lineup

One of the great things about the Asus stand is that (almost) all devices there can actually be used and tested – which is radically different to the philosophy of Asus’s German PR agency(promise but don’t ship samples aka. real men don’t do reviews). Anyways, here goes:

M536

The M536 is Asus’s Treo killer. It uses a 320×320 screen, which is higher than the Treo 750v’s(ironically, Palm/Sony debuted the 320×320 screen resolution). The device’s hardware is rather standard otherwise, except for a funny assembly containing a fingerprint reader and some sort of 5way:

Asus managed to slim down the M536 significantly – my test Treo is significantly fatter:

This Google video shows the 5way in action!

P320

Mobile devices get smaller and smaller. The P320 is Asus’s attempt at a tiny weeny box – and it indeed is extremely small(especially if you keep the specs in mind):

Here are a few images of the device’s sides and back:

P527

A rather unimpressive device. Well built, but little else to say:

P550

The P550 is Asus’s interpretation of a fullsize PocketPC phone. No VGA screen, no WiFi, but decent otherwise:

P560

The P560 is a rather big, fully-featured smartphone. Its 5way navigator is extremely annoying though, as there is no definite pressure point – not very ergonomical:

P750

The P750 is another well-built but unimpressive device:

R300

Asus couldn’t resist the urge to create a dumb GPS. Whenever I see a box like the one below, I wonder why hp’s rx5xxx devices scored rave reviews…definitely not because they were dumb…

Lamborghini ZX1

The Lamborghini ZX1 seems to be a R560 with less plastic and a WiFi radio – the images below show a R560 next to a ZX1:

Because images of the ZX1 seem to be very popular, here is a 360° tour:

The 5way assembly bears a Lamborghini badge – but is just as badly done as the R560’s. In fact, the pressure point is so weak that I personally think that this unit is somewhat damaged:

This Google Video shows the ZX1 in action.

In the end, Asus has proven once again that they can build reliable and well-done devices. Each one of the devices(except maybe for the dedicated GPS) could sell well and score good reviews – it personally makes me sad to see Asus’s great devices hindered by an uncooperative press department…

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